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Scientists make historic breakthrough in quantum entanglement

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered a new kind of quantum entanglement, giving us an insight into a freaky phenomenon that causes particles to be intrinsically linked across cosmic distances.

Thred Media
3 min readJan 10, 2023

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We’re about to explain a scientific phenomenon that once bamboozled a certain Albert Einstein, so grab a coffee and strap in.

Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have completed a mind-bending study which sheds some light on the mystery of quantum entanglement.

In simple terms, this curious wonder refers to the idea that atoms — the building blocks of all known matter — can be intrinsically linked, even if separated by billions of light-years of space. Despite incomprehensible distances between them, a change induced in one will theoretically affect the other. Crazy, right?

For the sake of scale, picture two dice on different sides of the planet. Imagine that each time both are thrown, they come to a total of 7 with a 100% success rate. This is because they’re communicating in an instant through the process of entanglement.

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